HOLLISTER, Calif. — A city manager has been fired and employees have been allowed to return to work after the Hollister Police Department’s officer union claimed that the city intended to lay off all civilian police personnel.The city of Hollister laid off employees across multiple departments, incl
Sacramento police officers can expect continued pay raises after the City Council approved a new labor contract Tuesday.However, the police union says the pay still falls short, claiming the department will struggle to maintain the size of its force.The officers will see their pay increase 11% by th
BROWNSBURG, Ind. — The Town of Brownsburg has settled a lawsuit brought against it by a local firefighters union for $465,000.According to a release, the settlement was reached after Hendricks County Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 4406 filed a lawsuit against the town in federal court in May 2
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA — The city approved six weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees, but Council Bluffs police operate under a separate union contract, so the benefit did not apply to them.Union President Anthony Fletcher said the department’s current 40-hour limit falls short.“Those fir
As three Northern York County Regional police officers sue the chief and the department’s board in federal court, the police union is also challenging the department on the state level.The Northern York County Regional Police Department Officers’ Association accused the police commission of unfair l
CLEVELAND, OH — Over the past decade, when Cleveland police employees faced discipline, they ended up with a suspension about half of the time. But in the past few years, the number of officers and other staff facing discipline has fallen by more than half.Those are among the insights from Signal Cl
SAVANNAH, GA — A Savannah Police officer was fired for sharing her ALPR system credentials with her ICE officer husband, WJCL reported.In department files obtained by WJCL, the Savannah PD reported that it fired the officer after concluding that she gave an unauthorized person access to a sensitive
The Court of Appeals of Texas addressed what it described as an issue of first impression under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA): whether a service member whose military-related disability is discovered after returning to work may invoke USERRA’s reemployment p
The Court of Appeals of Texas addressed what it described as an issue of first impression under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA): whether a service member whose military-related disability is discovered after returning to work may invoke USERRA’s reemployment p
This is a follow-up to the article “Double Whammy ULP Decisions Against Pennsylvania Police Chief With Anti-Union Bias” in the December 2025 issue of Public Safety Labor News.Edward Titterton had been a police officer with Jenkintown Borough in Pennsylvania for years when the Borough furloughed h
Allena Downey worked as an Ashland, Massachusetts police officer from 2002 until September 2013. Beginning in 2012, she experienced frequent premature ventricular contractions (PVCs), or abnormal heartbeats, accompanied by heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, and chest pain. The PVC
Derek Burnett worked in Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD)’s traffic division and was assigned a department-issued motorcycle that he took home and was required to park in a locked garage. LVMPD required Burnett to carry equipment including a flashlight, firearm, duty belt, body armor
Teamsters Local 117, which represents Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) officers responsible for transporting incarcerated individuals to medical appointments, court hearings, funerals, and other off-site activities, filed an unfair labor practice charge after DOC implemented “Verizon Rev
In January 2024, Lower Moreland Township, Pennsylvania, administered promotional examinations for a newly created corporal position and a vacant sergeant position. Ten officers took the corporal exam, and eight officers passed, creating a ranked eligibility list based on combined written, physical,
In April 2024, two Fairfield police officers had arrested a driver for operating while intoxicated when a Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy arrived to assist. During an argument with a handcuffed passenger, the deputy grabbed the passenger and forcefully pushed his head toward the trunk of a vehic
Terry Joyner, a police officer with the City of Atlanta Police Department, brought suit against the City and two supervisors, Chief George Turner and Major Van Hobbs, arising from his non-promotion to captain and a subsequent change to his work schedule. Joyner alleged that, after reporting suspect
In September 2022, Clinton Township, New Jersey, Patrol Officer Stephen Hars responded to two separate calls involving wild animals. On September 9, he responded to a report of a potentially rabid raccoon. During that incident, Hars fired twelve rounds before killing the animal. Sixteen days later,
Robert Whittaker was 46 years old when he entered the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Training Academy in January 2018, making him the oldest trainee in his class. The approximately six-month Academy combined academic coursework with practical exercises designed to prepare trai
SOUTH FULTON, GA — Firefighters and retirees from South Fulton’s fire department lined up outside City Hall this week, holding signs demanding the city honor a contract it has already been ordered to follow once this year. At the center of the protest is a 3% raise the city says it will not pay on O
Pittsburgh’s police union is accusing the city of violating its contract by refusing to pay for health insurance for hundreds of spouses of dead officers — a decades-long practice the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 1 said it just learned about five years ago.The city’s largest workers’ union wa
This month’s podcast is all about information. Information about the public and employees. Who controls it, who has access to it, how can it be used, and what role does the union play?What’s coming up from LRIS (0:02:17)The CasesCourt Allows Challenge to Disclosure of Minnesota Undercover Officer Id
The Los Angeles Police Department’s officer union said Tuesday it will oppose Measure FD, the half-cent sales tax measure on the Nov. 3 ballot pushed by the city firefighters’ union — setting up a bitter and expensive clash between two of the city’s most powerful unions.The Police Protective League
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Fire is facing a hiring deadline as the department works to fill nearly 100 positions in time to reduce workweeks under a new labor agreement.The workweek reduction is part of the labor contract the city signed with the Austin Firefighters Association in December 2025. The con